Hat-tree.



H. D. LLOYD.

HAT TREE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 14, 1909.

Patented June 14-, 1910.

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HERBERT D. LLOYD, OF CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT.

HAT-TREE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT D. LLOYD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cheshire, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hat-Trees;and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and the numerals of reference marked thereon, tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which saiddrawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a perspective View of a hat tree embodying my invention andshown as applied to a hat, the hat being indicated by broken lines. Fig.2 a broken sectional view showing the relative position of thesupporting flanges and fingers. Fig. 3 a broken side view of the innerends of the arms separated.

This invention relates to an improvement in hat trees, that is, a deviceto be placed within the brim of mens hats to hold the same in shape.Stiff hats, and particularly silk hats, are usually shaped to the headof the wearer, but in case hats are not con stantly worn they are liableto lose their shape. It is also desirable to provide a support for thehat so that when placed upon a shelf or elsewhere, it will not rest uponthe brim.

The object of this invention is to provide asimple device which may bereadily conformed to the head of the wearer so that hats when not in usemay be kept in shape; and the invention consists in the construc tionhereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In carrying out my invention I employ a front band 2 and a rear band 8substantially uniform in construction and each preferably formed withoutwardly projecting lips 41: which limit the extent to which the devicemay be entered into a hat, and with downwardly projecting fingers 5which will support the device when placed upon a shelf or other fiatsurface, so that the hat will be supported without having the edges ofthe brim touch the shelf. The front band 2 is provided with an inwardlyprojecting arm 6, and the rear band With a similar arm 7,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 14, 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

Serial No. 512,887.

these arms like the ends, being formed from sheet metal, the two beingconnected together by a pin 8 which may be inserted through any one of aseries of holes formed near the ends of the arms so that the device maybe adjusted to various sizes of hats. The arms thus pivotally connectedtogether, can be broken, so to speak, to facilitate the introduction to,or removal of the tree from a hat, a lug 10 on one of the arms forming astop to limit the outward movement of the arms. While the arms 6 and 7may be attached in a variety of ways, a convenient way will be to bendthe ends 11 outward against the inner surfaces of the front and backmembers and secure the ends of the arms by soldering or riveting. Ifdesired one of the arms may be provided with an eye 12 by which thedevice may be suspended. The bands of the tree will be shaped tocorrespond to the shape of the head of the wearer of the hat, and whenonce shaped will retain that form and the device may be used with anynumber of hats. lVhile it will naturally fit tightly, the device is notintended to be used as a hat stretcher, but merely as a hat tree ordevice for retaining the shape or outline of the hat band.

I claim l. A hat tree comprising a front and rear band, each formed withoutwardly projecting lips and downwardly extending fingers, and eachhaving an inwardly projecting arm, which arms overlap each other and arehinged together.

2. A hat tree comprising a front and rear band, each formed withoutwardly projecting lips and downwardly projecting fingers, an armsecured to the inner surface of each band, said arms formed with aseries of perforations, and a pin adapted to pass through theperforations whereby the arms are pivotally connected together.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

HERBERT D. LLOYD.

lVitnesses:

FREDERIG C. EARLE, CLIFFORD J. REED.

